Trnavský kraj is governed by federal Slovakia law. Learn more
    Homosexuality
    ✔ Legal
    Gay Marriage
    ✖ Unregistered cohabitation
    Censorship
    ✔ No censorship
    Changing Gender
    ✖ Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
    Gender-Affirming Care
    ✔ Legal
    Non-Binary Gender Recognition
    ✖ Not legally recognized
    Discrimination
    ✔ Illegal
    Employment Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Housing Discrimination
    ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
    Adoption
    ✖ Single only
    Intersex Infant Surgery
    ✖ Not banned
    Military
    ✔ Legal
    Donating Blood
    ✖ Banned (1-year deferral)
    Conversion Therapy
    ✖ Not banned
    Age of Consent
    ✔ Equal
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History

Homosexual activity in Trnavský kraj

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Homosexual activity in Trnavský kraj is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1961
Legal
Homosexuality was legalized in the former Czechoslovakia.
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Same-sex marriage in Trnavský kraj

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Same-sex marriage in Trnavský kraj is unregistered cohabitation.

Current status
Since 2018
Unregistered cohabitation
Since 2018, Slovakia recognizes a close person, defined as a sibling or a spouse. A family member or a person in a relationship shall be considered under law a close person if an injury suffered by one of them is "reasonably felt by the other person as an injury suffered by him or her." Limited rights are granted, namely in the area of inheritance.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Trnavský kraj

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Trnavský kraj is no censorship.

Current status
No censorship
In Slovakia, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
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Right to change legal gender in Trnavský kraj

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Right to change legal gender in Trnavský kraj is legal, but requires medical diagnosis.

Current status
Since Mar 3, 2023
Legal, but requires medical diagnosis
Ministry of Health approved a Public Health Standard, eliminating the forced sterilisation requirement for changing the gender marker in the Registry Office.
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1975–Mar 3, 2023
Legal, but requires surgery
In 1975, the first sex reassignment surgery in Czechoslovakia and the associated change of legal gender took place in the clinic in Brno.
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Until 1975
Illegal
Legal gender change is impossible
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1501–1502
Ambiguous
Legal, requirements ambiguously defined.
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Until 1501
Illegal
Currently it is de facto not possible to change the legal gender. The law requires surgery and sterilization, which was ruled illegal under EU court.
Due to a lack of standards and regulations as of November 18, 2022, healthcare facilities in Slovakia are refusing to treat transgender patients, forcing them to travel abroad for care.
Jan 1, 1970–-0001
Legal, but requires surgery
Prior to 2022, Gender change was legal and easier to access

Gender-affirming care in Trnavský kraj

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Gender-affirming care in Trnavský kraj is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1994
Legal
In 1994, Slovakia adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition.
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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Trnavský kraj

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Trnavský kraj is not legally recognized.

Current status
Not legally recognized
A report by Ilga’s rainbow map shows Slovakia doesn’t recognise none Binary genders

LGBT discrimination in Trnavský kraj

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LGBT discrimination in Trnavský kraj is illegal.

Current status
Since May 22, 2013
Illegal
The Anti-Discrimination Act (Slovak: Antidiskriminačný zákon) was adopted in 2004, to comply with the European Union's requirements on anti-discrimination law in its member states. The act, broadened in 2008, made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in a wide variety of areas, including employment, education, housing, social care and the provision of goods and services.
In May 2013, the Criminal Code was amended to include sexual orientation as a ground for hate crimes, allowing harsher penalties for crimes motivated by homophobia. Additionally, hate speech on the basis of sexual orientation was outlawed.

LGBT employment discrimination in Trnavský kraj

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LGBT employment discrimination in Trnavský kraj is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2004
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Act No. 365/2004 on Equal treatment gives protections for LGB People, Trans people would be covered later on when the act was amended in 2018
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LGBT housing discrimination in Trnavský kraj

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LGBT housing discrimination in Trnavský kraj is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2018
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Act No. 365/2004 on Equal treatment gives protections for LGB People, Trans people would be covered later on when the act was amended in 2018
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Same-sex adoption in Trnavský kraj

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Same-sex adoption in Trnavský kraj is single only.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 2017
Single only
LGB couples cannot adopt in Slovakia as of 2023. All single people regardless of sexual orientation can however
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Intersex infant surgery in Trnavský kraj

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Intersex infant surgery in Trnavský kraj is not banned.

Current status
Not banned
There is no official ban on unnecessary sex reassignment operations in infants in Slovakia.
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Serving openly in military in Trnavský kraj

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Serving openly in military in Trnavský kraj is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 1, 1993
Legal
Legal for all people
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Until Dec 31, 1992
N/A
Only place you cannot serve is in Cyprus.
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Blood donations by MSMs in Trnavský kraj

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Blood donations by MSMs in Trnavský kraj is banned (1-year deferral).

Current status
Banned (1-year deferral)
Changes pending.
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Conversion therapy in Trnavský kraj

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Conversion therapy in Trnavský kraj is not banned.

Current status
Since Jan 22, 2018
Not banned
Not criminalized or regulated, Due to Christian attitudes, this isn’t likely to change
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Equal age of consent in Trnavský kraj

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Equal age of consent in Trnavský kraj is equal.

Current status
Equal
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